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Justin Trudeau dangerously underestimates British Columbians
Backlash building as voters feel lied to, taken for granted Surprises are becoming the norm in recent elections. Last year Rachel Notley swept the NDP to an unprecedented majority ...
Take it from Hillary: money can’t buy everything
The American election turned political campaigning on its head. Canadian politicians better heed the lessons. There is a well known theory in political campaigning: The candidate who raises the ...
Kinder Morgan could inflict political damage on Trudeau Liberals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 23, 2016 Oil tanker expansion a ballot-box issue for many 2015 Liberal voters, poll finds VANCOUVER — A new poll by Insights West shows ...
Will Trudeau cling to Trump … or China?
Oil minister dismisses Keystone, favours oil tankers to Asia The election of Donald Trump to the White House last week instantly revived hopes for the Keystone XL pipeline. Blocked ...
What Trump’s win can teach progressives
How do we harness the power of emotion to elect decent people? Yesterday I wrote about how local resistance can slow down climate change, even under a Donald Trump ...
In every crisis, there is opportunity
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. Perspective is hard, especially in this moment of time when the clouds of darkness ...
How do we save the climate from President Trump?
The power of local resistance in the face of destructive political forces. I was in my last year of high school when U.S. President George W. Bush decided to ...
Christy Clark’s trumped up ‘feminism’
*Please note: The numbers below were based on the information available at that time. Since then, the BC Liberals have released their 2016 donor list, which include a contribution of $5000 ...
How a faltering U.S. coal industry is sneaking their climate-wrecking product through B.C.
Their latest efforts to export through our province and our latest efforts to fight back Like any kid who grew up in Vancouver, I have the aspirational mantra “Greenest ...